in the future and fall into the hands of terrorists who might use them against us. so i have said before, and i meant what i said, that the world has an obligation to make sure that we maintain the norm against the use of chemical weapons. now, i have not made a final decision about various actions that might be taken to help enforce that norm, but as i've already said, i have had my military and our team look at a wide range of options. we have consulted with allies. we've consulted with congress. we've been in conversations with all the interested parties and in no event are we considering any kind of military action that would involve boots on the ground, that would involve a long-term campaign, but we are looking at the possibility of a limited, narrow act that would help make sure that not only syria but others around the world understand that the international community cares about maintaining this chemical weapons ban and norm. again, i repeat, we're not considering any open-ended commitment. we're not considering any boots on the ground approach. what we wil